30 years' adventures with Indians, 'trappers, u 
loo, Ac. Tbrllllngly Interesting «Dd last scllini 
dress WILE V. WAT BUM AN k EATON, Hartf 
15 John eft 
sdrai 
Mentis Wanted, 
A GOOD BUSINESS. 
GEO. E. PEUINE, 66 Kende St., New York, wants 
Canvassers everywhere to Introduce his Fine Art 
Publications, 110 to *50 per week easily made, 
Send t'or 8 -page Circular. Begin now. 
Ci<j£ 1 II1V * Agents wanted. Thirty new and use. 
$33 1111 . Ij3 article*. Novelty Co.. Saco, Mo. 
Agent* wnnted for the new and startling hook, The 
nr •>I ■ in History, byauthorol "God In History.’ 
II t VIL illustrated by Pore am! Na»t. Endorsed by 
eminent divines. E. B. TBBAT, Pub.,806 U'wuy, N.Y. 
AGENTS WANTED for the New Illustrated Book. 
WILD LIFE >n FAR WEST. 
$72 OO EAt ll WEEK. 
Agents wanted everywhere. Business strictly legiti¬ 
mate. Particulars free. J. WORTH, St. Louis, Mo. 
A GENTS wanted tortheeiearebt. ruilestand 
most effective family medical book ever publish, 
ed. 1 1 icALTH at Home. Written by tlie celebrated Dr. 
HALL or Journal of Health. Deals with all subjects 
delicately and exhaustively. Circulars sent. Address 
8 . M. BETTS A CO., Hartford, Ct., or Chicago. III. 
Dili NAPHW ’8 
“PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN." 
New Stereotype Edition ; rc-writteu and en¬ 
larged; 427 pages; Steel Portrait or author. 
This universally popular book (iju.bOO so'J In three 
years.) entirely recast by the a util O’, beautifully 
bound, on superior paper, now ready lor Agents, 
rjr- Agents apply at once run Tkkkitory. 
Published solely liy J. G. FERGUS tV CO., 
9**, 143 S. 9th St.. Philntlclphiit. 
O UR NEEDLE-CASE Is the best, sells l'ust- 
c*t, liu vs best, Send 50 cts. for sample. Agents 
wanted. II. N. McKINNEY & CO., Phila delphia. 
rt I o/i to 94250 per month guaranteed sure to 
XI f \ f Agents everywhere selling our now seven 
stranded While PUttina clotlux iAu <Sells readily at 
every house. Samples free Address the GIRAKI) 
WIRE MILLS, Phtludelphlu Pu _ 
d. | / 1 made from 50c. Call and examine, or 12 sulli- 
O I 11 iiles sent (post ITee) for Silo, that retail quick 
for *10. Jt. L. WoLCOTT. 131 Chatham Bquare, N. Y. 
Ann peic WEEK ami expenses paid. We want 
V * 1 JII a reliable Agent in every County In the U. S 
t Nil I Address Hudson River W ire Co., 130 
yUU Malden Lane. N. V., or Chicago, III. 
AGENTS BEAD THIS-A MISTAKE LORHECTED. 
LIVINGSTONE LOST AND FOUND 
contains 80 Instead of 50 full-page engravings, as ad¬ 
vertised. It Is the book to sell- Agents make from 
*10 to ?30 per day. It is the only hook that contains 
the whole story: Don’t bo humbugged Into selling 
nnv other. A [fonts sunnlled with book from branch 
PERSONAL ITEMS. 
Darwin Is 64 years of age. 
Bulwer wrote the “ Coming Race.” 
Prof. Seeley of Amherst Is now In Egypt. 
The ex-Empress Eugenie's Income is $60,000 a 
year. 
Theresa, the singer, has bought a 158,000-franc 
palace. 
Geo. A. Clark of Newark Is dead, leaving 
$3,000,000. 
Walt Whitman, the poet, is quite low with 
paralysis. 
Mrs. Lacra Fair Is lecturing with success in 
Sacramento. 
Chas. C. Clark, Jr., editor of the Troy, N. Y., j 
Press, Is dead. 
The King of Sweden has bought an American 
sewing machine. 
Gfo. Wm. Curtis has been making a tour of 
Chicago with the Mayor. 
Gen. Badeau's life of Gen. Grant has been 
translated Into German. 
COMMODORE Vanderbilt Is reported to have 
given $5,000 to the Greeley sisters. 
Edwin Booth, in playing Hamlet, uses the 
skull of a horse thief named Glover. 
Anna Dickinson, Ell Perkins and Dr. J. G. 
Hollaud have been lecturing in Ithaca, N. Y. 
Francis Warden, A. T. Stewart’s partner, 
who recently died In Paris, left a fortune of 
$10,000,000 
Wxttfi, £te&#, giants, &c. 
ROSES AND BEDDING PLANTS 
33 Y 3VE AILj. 
We will Bend by mall, prist-pntd, ntiv one of the fol¬ 
lowing ".election* for ONE DOLLAR: 
No. 1—7 Monthly Roses, 5 Verbenas. 
No. 2—6 Rosea, 5 Verbenas, 2 Zonal Geraniums. 
No. S—5 Roses, 5 Verbenas, 2 Zonal Geraniums, 1 
Double Geranium. 
No. 4-4 Ibises, l Verbenas, 2 Zonal Geraniums, 1 
Double Geranium. 1 Stnllax. 
No. 6—3 Roses, 5 Verbenas. 2 Zonal Geraniums, 1 
Double Geranium, 1 Smllax, 1 Fuchsia. 
No. 6—2 Itoses, 6 Verbenas, 2 Zonal Geraniums, 1 
Double Geranium, 1 Smllax, 1 Fuchsia,2 Car¬ 
nations. 
For Ft v k DOLL A Its, we will send the Most Com¬ 
plete Assortment ever offered for the money, as 
follows; 
Five Kverbloomtng Roses, JO Verbenas, 2 Zonal Ge¬ 
raniums, 2 Scented Geraniums, 1 Double Geranium, 2 
Fuchsias, 2 Carnations, 3 Altornantherus, 1 Begonia, 
1 Scarlet negc.SClKar l' iowi rr". 1 Heliotrope, 1 Smllax, 
1 Lophosp. ririnrn. J Miurandln, ! AbutUon, 1 Mosorn- 
bryantheimnu, 1 Coleus, 1 Achryanthus, 1 Ageratum, 
1 Mahunla OdorotH. 1 Pansy, 1 Double Violet, 2 Pllea 
Serpaofolla. 1 Tradeseantla, l Veroulca, 1 Torrenla 
Asiatica, 2 Punicuta Variegatuin. 1 Gnaiihallum La- 
natum-making the most complete outfit for Flower- 
Beds and Hanging Basket*. 
AH ordors shipped in order of their reception. Wo 
can make no changes in the above collections, and 
would refer those who do not wish plants as 8 bove to 
our Price List, which will be sent free to all appli¬ 
cants. Z*T We cannot send leas than *1 worth of 
plants by mall. 
MASSEY «fc HUDSON, 
Chealertovvn, Kent Co., Mil. 
SM Aim FRUIT.I 
•INSTRUCTOR. 
Sixty-four pages, price 25 ct*.. post-paid. Tells how 
to plant and grow all kinds of Sninll Fruit success¬ 
fully. both for market nnd homo garden, John J. 
Thomas, Henry Ward Beecher, Judge I. S. Harris or 
Ga., and others, say it Is one of the timet complete 
and practical works ever printed. t3T Price List of 
Plants, retail or wholesale, Free to all applicants. 
Address 
A- M. PURDY, Palmyra, N. Y. 
Or, PURDY & FIANCE, South Rend, Ind. 
O DESSA SPRING WTTF.AT. I* tlie best, 
yields large crops whom other varieties fall. 
Funner*, fry It. 4 lb*., by mail.71ctB.J 1 bush.,*3; per 
sack, 2,14 bush., *4. sent promptly; bags free. 
Address GEO. WHITE, Box 24. Durand, Ill. 
^MASSACHUSETTS SEED 
Of my own growing. Hend formyLlstof Feeds, 
and not be disappointed by sowing old and worthless 
seed. JOHN 8 . IVES, Sulem, Muss. 
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
New York Life Insurance Company. 
OFFICE: Nos. 346 and 348 BROADWAY, 
January 1, 1873. 
Amount of Net C'aah Assets, Jan. 1, 1822.@18,689,747 36 
INCOME : 
Premiums and Annuities.....$6,308,000 62 
Interest received and accrued... 1,206,606 43— 7,515,407 05 
826,205,154 41 
DISItlRSEMENTS : 
T.o»seB by Death. 1JCK819 87 
Dividends, and Return Premiums on Cancelled Policies. 2,263,502 t/? 
Life AnnuiLie* Matured, Endowments and Reinsurance.. 50,606 5u 
Commissions, Brokerage* and Agency Expenses. 540,975 96 
Advertising und Physicians’ Fees. . HUSO 71 
Tuxes, Office and law Expenses, Salaries, Printing, Revenue Stamps, &c. 2o6,18o 43— 4,6 30,311 op 
§21,574,842 76 
A*SliTfc : 
Cash lu Trust Co., In Bank and on hand... 2,242,740 64 
Invested in United States, New York State and other Stocks (market value *4,227,- 
307 83), cost....... .. 4,140,518 96 
Invested in New York City Bauk Slocks (market value $46,827 60), cost. 41,519 00 
Real Estate. . ....!.1,768,174 14 
Bonds and Mortgages (secured by real estate valued at *26,000,000 00, buildings 
thereon Insured for over *11,(100,000 Op, and the policies assigned to the Com¬ 
pany as additional collateral security). —13,890,534 28 
Louns on existing policies fthe reserve held by the Company on these policies 
umount* to $4,(KW,ljyi 51)... . 986,244 08 
Quarterly and Semi-annual Premiums, due subsequent to Jon. 1, 1873 . 591,406 51 
Premiums on existing policies In course of transmission and collection (estimated 
reserve on these policies, *800,Otf), Included lu liabilities)..... 272,484 75 
Amounts due from Agents.. 29,033 08 
Interest accrued to Jun. 1. 1873 . 112,162 33—21,o74,842 16 
Add—Exec** of market value of securities over cost .. 92,Io7 o 8 
Cash Assets, Jnu. 1, 1873....-.... 821,667,000 14 
APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: 
Amount of Adjusted Losses due subsequent to January 1, 1873. *281,642 00 
Amount of Reported Losses aw ulting proof, &c. 192,670 00 
Amount reserved for Reinsurance on existing policies insuring $117,621,753 21 par¬ 
ticipating insurance (at 4 per cent. Carl laic net premium), *1,000,852 05 non-par¬ 
ticipating (at 6 per cent. Carlisle net premium)... 131,4*6 73 
Balance of Return Premium of 1872, payable during the yeur 1873. 131,436 76—20,024,575 22 
m rL0WE:R AND vegetable, 
■ « Elegant Bocks os Window Gardening, ct:. 
U Givfciisr AWAY 'UP 
as premiums to our customers. See our richly 
Illustrated, tinted Catalogue for 1878, now readj- 
Free to all. WOOD & HALL, Geneva, N.Y. 
GARDEN SEEDS. 
ALFRED BEIDGEMAN & SON, ' 
87 0 Broadway. y«w York, 
Growers, Importers and Dealers in 
Vegetable, Field, 
-AND- 
Garden Tools and Horticultural Books. 
Our annual priced Catalogues are now teady, 
and mailed free to all applicants. They contain 
all the Imtdiug and most popular sorts of 
Vegetable; Field and Flower 
Seeds- Including till the most definable Euro¬ 
pean novelties of the past season. 
POur SPRING CATALOGUE Is now ready, FREE 
to all on application. 
SEED POTATOES 
any other! Agents supplied wlUi book from hranefi n Bay direct from the grower -Early Rose. *3.25 
offices near them. Circulars free. Address por bbl., Lato Rosa, $4, I oorlea*. t«.:5. 
MUTUAL PUBLISHING CO., Hartford, Conn. ONION SEED.—Gruwlh of 1872, fresh aud penu- 
--- - Ine, from selected onions i no scullion srul. Large 
,,tt* Bed Wethersfield, Early Round, Red and Yellow 
A Danvers, each *2P tt.,by mull, post-paid; H lb.,$1.26. 
_ __ __ ^ m m m SEE my offer In Rural New-Yorker, page 102, 
UlScdSc No. 6 , of seeds given away for trial. 
■•V* WV "wAwV WwV* Send for Catalogue- Address 
“Every llorae Owner’* Cyclopedia” ex- S. B. FANNING, Jamesport, N. Y. 
plains It fully. Ur. MocTaitUi says '" Let any one_ 
“Every Horae Owner’* Cyclopedia” ex¬ 
plains It fully Or. JU'CTtliik nays:—’’i-et any one 
v, hu owns uu animal nffected with EpHootic Influenza 
follow the directions given In the book, and lie will 
pretty certmnly effect n cun.'' Circulars, Ac., sent 
free, agents Wanted. Send for term*. 
POUTER tV COATES 
Fufalialwr-i, PliOudtdphiu, Pa. 
AfOUMON KEVET.ATIONS SENT 1UUE 
ItL Address A. IIENLKV, Publisher, Omaha, Nob, 
l£> 4 ‘ 4 L Week can be made by any Lady or Gcn- 
•350’" tleman acting as agent fb. our Protean But¬ 
ton-Hole Lancet, 25c. Needle Threading Thimble, 
25 cts. Morocco Needle Casket. OOntalnmg 6 large 
Needles nnd 5 Papers, POc. Baraples mulled on receipt 
of above prices. CONNECTICUT NoVEi.i V WORKS, 
699 Broadway, N, Y. 
i 1 _ may lcitrn something greally to tbetr 
A linnTCl advuntaae, obtain specimen* anil full 
Apuio — .— m 
n U IIII 111 particulars free, by addressing H'ood’u 
Il^UH ID Literary A Art Ayrucy, Newhurg, N. V. 
«: run porrlnvl Agenu wnuted ! Ail tlns»c» nf wotliiag 
V II’ v -^ poosD, of ellbar tex, young or al.l, nmkc aiora inuasy 
At work tor us in thtor spuru inoiiiclittor till the l\tue llnut ul nnytiling 
<rlso. Particulfirs freu. AdJic69 (i. Stinson 4; Cu. t Portluml, Muiuo 
LI AGENTS I I WANTED.! T 
$200 per month 
made selling 
OUR NEW 
C. S. nutl State 
Maps, Charts, 
Etc. 
Salable & pro¬ 
fitable. Send 
for Catalogue to 
E. C. BRIDG¬ 
MAN, 5 Barclay 
St., New York. 
I was the first to introduce to the public the Hub¬ 
bard Squash, American Turban 8 quash, Marblehead 
Mammoth Cabbage, Mexican Sweet Corn, Phinney’s 
Wuter-molon, anil many other 
NEW AND VALUABLE VEGETABLES. 
This season I have it new and exceedingly valuable 
squusb. new varieties of corn, three fine melons, and 
other choice- now vegetables for my customers. 
My business Is to supply, what every good fanner Is 
anxious to get, the iwu test of vegetable seed. I 
grow u hundred and fifty kinds on my four seed farms, 
right, under my own eye, mahiuy new > tg.(aw,« a 
apt■fialiy, lu-vidi - importing their choicest varieties 
from European grower*. A Am.- selection of flower 
seed, horn e-grrown nrm Import ed, will also be found In 
my Catalogue, whtcli will be Kent fret to nil applicants. 
As stated In my Catalogue, alt my seed is sold under 
three warrants. 1 st: V luif all mttney sent shall reach 
me. 2 d : That all seed ordered idwU reach the purchaser. 
Sd: 1 hat tuu seeds shall br f/»*h ana true to nam -j 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY. Marblehead, Mass, 
Divisible hurplus. 
$1,642,424 02 
&m.s, plants:, &c. 
FOR 1B73, 
With Descriptive Priced Uatalo»uc of 
Scud*, 
new ready, and will be mailed free to all applicants. 
Wholesale Lists on application. 
Address PLANT SEED COMPANY, 
St. Louis, Mo. 
BLOOMINGTON NURSERY 
600 AcreB. 13 Green-Houses. 22d Year. 
Apples—1st class, V 1.000,5 to 7 ft.. *50j 4to6ft.,*40 00 
*' Rootslafts, 1,000, $ 6 ; 10,000, *50; 100,000,400 00 
Raspberrie*— Doolittle and Clark, per 1,000... 6 00 
Htrstine, per 100 .. 20 00 
Blackberries—Klttatlnny. per 1,0(D. • . 6 00 
.\spuragus--2yrs., v 1,000,Glunt.fl; Conover’s 6 00 
Soft Maple—per 1,000,12 to 14 ft., *60; 11 to 20 
ft., *80; 1 to 2 ft.. 100 
Black Wnlnnt-por 100,8tol0ft,.*12; 10to 12It 16 00 
Osage Orange Plants—1st das*, 1 yr., 10,000. 20 00 
Lute Hose PoUiloce (CampbLdl’s)—Peck, *3; 
bush,, * 10 i bid..... 20 00 
Flower, Vegetable nud Tree Seeds, 
Colored Plutes of limits and 8 lowers, 6 samples 1 00 
Four Catalogues for 20 cents. 
F. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, Ill. 
Tets summit nurseries. 
Wholesale nnd deueral Supply Nurseries. 
An Immense stock, of superior qualitv, at low prices. 
IPP“ Osage Hedge Plants by the 1,U00 or 
1,000,OOO. Send for Price List. 
BLAIR BROS.* 
Lee’s Summit, JackBon Co., Mo. 
To Farmers and Marketnien. 
You want none but the very best of seed, grown 
from carefully selected seed stock With the money 
you have to invest In manure, help and glass, -you 
fern/te you cannot afford to use any other: yon feel very 
anxious about it: thy mine. Catalogues free to all. 
N. B.—Call In the Spring and »ee what oulons, cab¬ 
bages, &c.. I set out to grow seed from. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
From the undivided surplus of *1,642,424 92 the Board of Trustees has declared a reversionary Divi¬ 
dend, available on settlement of next annual premium, to participating policies, proportioned to their 
Contribution to Surplus. The cash value uf such reversion mav be used on settlement of premiums, If 
the policy-holder so elect. 
During the year 8,910 Policies have been issued, insuring *27,096,273 61, 
TRUSTEES. 
MORRIS FRANKLIN.President of the New York Life Insurance Co. 
DAVID DOWS.....(David Dows & Co., Flour Merchants), 20 South St. 
ISAAC C KENDALL...(Merchant), Union Buildings, corner William bud Pine. 
DANIEL S. MILLER.(Late Later, Miller A Co., Grocers). 
HENRY K. BOQKRT.(Bogcrt & Knee-laud), ) * William St. 
JOHN MAIRH.(Merchant) 20 South St. 
WM. H. APPLETON.(Appleton & Co., Publishers). ;49 and S5I Broadway. 
ROBERT ft. COLLINS. (Collins & Brothers, Stationer*), 370 Broadway. 
WILLIAM BARTON. .... i Banker), 33 Wall 8 t. 
WM. A. BOOTH.. (Booth A Edgar), KM Wall St. 
GEORGE A. OSGOOD. ..(Banker), 75 Broad St. 
HENRY BOWERS.....(Banker). 36 Broad St. 
OH.ts. i.. ANTHONY..(Anthony A Hall, Dry Good*), 61 Leonard St. 
SANFORD COBB.President Eagle Fire Insurance Co , 71 Wall St. 
EDWARD MARTIN..(Cragln A Co., Provisions), 4(0 West Twelfth 8 t. 
EDWIN HOYT..(Hoyt. Spranues & Co.. Dry Goods), Uo Franklin St. 
ll. B. Cl.AKMN.(H. B, Claflin Sc Co., Dry Goods), corner Church nnd Worth Sts. 
J. Y SEYMOUR.. (J. F, Seymour & Co,). 7« Warren St. 
CORNELIUS II. UOGERT, M. D... 8 St. Marks Place. 
WILLIAM H. BEERS.....Vice-President of the New York Llfo Insurance Company. 
MOIEIHS FRANKI/I*, l*n>iilcnt. 
WIU.I4N 11. HCU.ItS, Vice-I»resident und Actuary. 
THEODORE M. BAXTA, Cashier. 
D. O’DELL, Supcrintemlcnt of Agencies. 
CORNELIUS R. BOGEKT, M. D., I „ . „ . . 
GEORGE WILKES, M. D., ( Medlcal Examiners. 
CHARLES WRIGHT, M. D., Assistant Medical Examiner. 
. Ertts, Sails, flimls, he. 
ALL FOR $0 AT ALL! 
I send two packets flower seeds free to any one send¬ 
ing a post-paid envelope. 
w. B. DlMON. Jr., Seedsman, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
TIIOIIBIJWN’S 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
Our annual descriptive Catalogue ot Flower 
Seeds, containing all the Novelties, also Hybrid 
Gladiolus and Spring Bulbs. 1 b now ready for 
mailing free to applicants; also. Tree Seed Catalogue. 
THOEBURN’S 
LATE ROSE POTATOES. 
Secure the Pennine article by ordering them now. 
Price per barrel, *5.50; per bushel. *2. GO, or 4 lbB. by 
mall for *1. J. Jit. THORBURN A: CO., 
15 John 8t«, Now York. 
We catalogue 
of Small Fruits, Bulbs, Seeds, Potatoes, etc., will be 
mailed free to all applicants. Address 
liEJi-iG &. II EX AUER, 
New Castle, Westchester Co., N.Y. 
WHITE PROBSTEIBR OATS 
Have produced 417 bushels on four acres. Straw 
strong; not liable, to loiter. Hulls thin. Weight, 38 
lbs. per bush. Price, *1,S0 per busb. Also. Excelsior 
Oats, Seed Corn, Potatoes nm.l Garden Seeds. Send 
two stamps for Circular and sum pies of oats. Berk- 
sliire l’igs>, from imported stuck, for sale In tlie 
Spring. Wm. N javto-V, Henrietta, Monroe Co., N.Y, 
OSAGEOEANGESEEP 
Fresh. Also, Apple und F.*ar Seed. Also, a com- 
S lete assortment of all kind* of Seed*, for sale by 
re package, pound, ounce or bushel, by 
PLANT SEED CO., St. Louis, Mo. 
Established ik 1545. I Incorporated in 1872. 
ere In another column, advertisement about 
OCCj Iowa and Nebraska Lands. 
4 A A A AAA fruit and OKNA- 
I .UUUJMJU MENTAL TREES, for the 
Spring Trade. Standard Ptjars. Apples, Flutns, Cher¬ 
ries. Peaches, and a general hne of Nursery Stock- 
car STAND A HD AND DWAUI - PEAR THEKS ODB SPE¬ 
CIALTY. Local and TrnreffUat Ayents wanted. 
£. MOODY & SONS, Lockport, N. Y. 
T HE SUPERIOR HAY SPREADER saved 
me two hundred dollars on my nay last season. 
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